as in suspense
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspension
Rice is expected to face an NFL suspension soon after recently settling his legal matter involving a 2024 road-racing incident on a Dallas highway.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Originally suspended through the All-Star break, Ortiz's absence was extended through Aug. 31 to match Clase's suspension.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
This thing brings the noise: full suspension, a front disc brake and six inches of computerized high-torque regen hub motor to take care of slowing the rear.
—Joe Salas
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Vehicle registrations without insurance, driver’s license, or toll suspensions.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Originally suspended through the All-Star break, Ortiz's absence was extended through Aug. 31 to match Clase's suspension.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
This thing brings the noise: full suspension, a front disc brake and six inches of computerized high-torque regen hub motor to take care of slowing the rear.
—Joe Salas
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Vehicle registrations without insurance, driver’s license, or toll suspensions.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspension
suspense
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But because most of the films are first and foremost suspense stories about surviving the Xenomorphs, these ideas are often teased only briefly, leaving fans of the franchise to fill in the gaps on their own.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s not to say there’s a great deal of suspense surrounding this category, because there most definitely is not.—
Team TVLine,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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